Conclusion: "The Thilawa SEZ project is not clearly described and important information is missing throughout the EIA document. The public consultation process did not involve all relevant stakeholders, including affected communities, and did not provide sufficient information in any case. Consequently, the consultation process did not meet international standards and did not meet relevant JICA Guidelines. Had JICA provided adequate and appropriate support for the EIA according to its Guidelines, it could have assured that the project proponents were accounted for and planned to mitigate the negative social impacts that are and will continue to result from the project. Already there have been substantial impacts to local communities in Phase I as a result of relocation, including inadequate compensation resulting in impoverishment, lost access to land, and reduced or lost livelihoods. Thus, there is a direct link between JICA?s non-compliance with its Guidelines and the injuries suffered by the relocated communities. Furthermore, the analysis contained in the EIA is inadequate. Without further information on the industries that will operate in the SEZ, it is impossible to assess and account for the environmental and social impacts. Cumulative impacts are also ignored, and there is little clarity as to why certain sites were selected for traffic or air testing or why waste management data from an industrial zone in another country was used as a substitute for actual information at the Thilawa SEZ."